Tag Archives: stereo

a bevy of pretty perfect pictures

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. On November 1st and 2nd, 2023. A number of photographs in the collections of the late Dr Robert Wilson (a long time PHSC member and PHSC executive) and the late Harve Sherman (both of Toronto) and the late Miljenko … Continue reading →

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catch the wave II

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. A recent post, “catch the wave“, spoke of Kodak’s technique to ‘monetize’ the latest popularity of stereo in the 1950s. A brief (very brief) competitor emerged in 1955 – the Delta Stereo by Lennor Engineering Co in Illinois. The … Continue reading →

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catch the wave

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. As mentioned many posts back, stereo has a surge in popularity about once every half century as new technology improves the images. In the 1950s another surge hit with toys, cameras, books, articles, movies, slides, colour, viewers, and projectors … Continue reading →

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tribute to a couple of Ws

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Keystone is a familiar name to members of the PHSC. As publishers of stereo view cards and sets (at one time), their wares are seen at many PHSC fairs. At left is a shot of one of the Keystone … Continue reading →

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ol’ two (three) eyes

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The art of stereo predates photography. Every half century or so this niche art becomes popular once again and companies publish papers and books; make movies; and even make cameras devoted to stereo. Even Kodak jumped in at one … Continue reading →

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October PHSC Meeting this coming Saturday

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. You may have noticed we were rather silent this Wednesday as the usual locale is still not open for meetings as yet. Our program chair has lined up an alternative session for this Saturday at the RIC. Celio writes, … Continue reading →

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projecting a colourful 3D display

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. This article appeared in the September, 1940 issue of Popular Mechanics just a few years after Kodachrome arrived for 35mm transparencies created by an ordinary 35mm camera. Now these slides could be taken ready for 3D and projected so … Continue reading →

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before there was Virtual Reality ….

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Robert

Toronto.  … there was Stereo. After all, Virtual Reality (VR) is just Stereo on steroids – i.e. interactive video in stereo. Modern day VR is experimenting with various techniques such as projecting directly on the human retina. In the PHSC, … Continue reading →

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3D anyone?

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. An article in the June, 1939 issue of Popular Mechanics shows a clever device for shooting live 3D with a normal 35mm camera. A mirror device affixed to the lens takes two images in a single frame – one … Continue reading →

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seeing double

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. “It’s deja vu all over again“, as Yogi Berra was thought to have said. This wonderful old tabletop viewer (stereo, I believe) was offered at the recent auction down in Port Colborne – our first auction outside Toronto and … Continue reading →

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